On the Move: Arsima Muller and Cathy Mak

>> Carlsmith Ball LLP congratulates 13 of its attorneys across the firm’s Hawaii offices who have ranked among the country’s top lawyers in their respective practice areas in the 2021 Chambers and Partners rankings. Partner Arsima Muller was also ranked in Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific Guides for her Marshall Islands-related work. Also ranked were Joanne Lo Grimes, Labor & Employment; Eric A. James, Real Estate; John C. Khil, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Jennifer A. Lim, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; Steven S.C. Lim, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; John P. (Pete) Manaut, Litigation: General Commercial; Muller, Environment; Mark K. Murakami, Real Estate; Lawrence S. Okinaga, Corporate/Commercial: Finance; Tom E. Roesser, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Robert E. Strand, Real Estate; Gerald Sumida, Corporate/Commercial; David W. Wong, Corporate/Commercial, Tax. The firm ranked in five categories, including Band 1 recognition in the Corporate/Commercial, Employee Befits & Executive Compensation and Real practice areas.

>> Hawaiian Properties Ltd. has announced the hiring of Cathy Mak as director of finance. Mak, who has 27 years of financial and management experience, most recently served as vice president, finance, at Aqua-Aston Hospitality. She earned an M.B.A. in ac­counting from Hawaii Pacific University.

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